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Tag: Action
Book Review: The Misfits #1: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee, Dan Santat (Illustrator)
This will be an easy one to recommend to kids who like action, adventure, hijinks, and kids doing cool things like solving big crimes. Can't wait for the next one!
This is How We Save the World, a guest post by Jodi Meadows
I know it sounds trite, but it’s true. With hope, you can be part of something.
How Can Teens Make a Real Difference? A guest post by Sean O’Brien
Taking action means simply that – moving forward and doing something. My message to young people who want to change their world is to find some local opportunity to make one small change today.
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Book Review: True True by Don P. Hooper
Gil and his friends are looking to be heard, not just written off, not just used for good publicity whenever their school needs to show how "diverse" it is. And if no one is willing to listen? Well, Gil and company will make them.
#ReadForChange: Courage in the face of a “Dystopian Reality” in Jennie Liu’s Girls on the Line
Teen Librarian Toolbox is excited to be partnering with Marie Marquardt for her #ReadForChange project. Hop on over to this post to learn more about the initiative. Today, she and Jennie Liu join us for a conversation about China’s One-Child Policy, political action, abortion, and Liu’s 2018 book, Girls on the Line. “The only effect I ardently […]
#ReadForChange: Women Conquer and Dragons Slay in Elana K. Arnold’s Damsel
Teen Librarian Toolbox is excited to be partnering with Marie Marquardt for her #ReadForChange project. Hop on over to this post to learn more about the initiative. Today, she and Elana K. Arnold join us for a conversation about fairy tales, rage, feminism, and Arnold’s 2018 book Damsel. I’m always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is […]
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#ReadForChange: Back to School with Brendan Kiely’s TRADITION
Teen Librarian Toolbox is excited to be partnering with Marie Marquardt for her #ReadForChange project. Hop on over to this post to learn more about the initiative. Today, she and Brendan Kiely join us for a conversation about power, feminism, toxic masculinity, taking action, and Brendan’s powerful 2018 book, Tradition. Please see the end of this post to enter to […]
Book Review: Rebel, Bully, Geek, Pariah by Erin Jade Lange
Publisher’s description The Rebel: Once popular, Andi is now a dreadlocked and tattooed wild child. The Bully: Sick of being the less favorite son, York bullies everyone, especially his brother. The Geek: Boston, York’s brother, and obsessed with getting into an Ivy League school. The Pariah: Sam, now that her mom is sober, she just […]
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